intellectual caliban (Lev)
@levnekov.bsky.social
23. PhD student in musicology at Pitt. BA Music (UIUC, 2025). inquisitor of finite modes, perseverer of the Absolute. editor for @crittheoryworkgrp.bsky.social. banner from Soul Glo, Gold Chain Punk. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/levnekov
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notes to self:
- be reasonably polite to normies
- be helpful when asked
- it's ok for someone to be wrong w/o textblocking them
- your ability to make a living involves politics
- you don't have to go for the jugular every time
- strategize without becoming reliant on strategems
- touch grass
- be reasonably polite to normies
- be helpful when asked
- it's ok for someone to be wrong w/o textblocking them
- your ability to make a living involves politics
- you don't have to go for the jugular every time
- strategize without becoming reliant on strategems
- touch grass
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ez inference pattern:
1) (liberal) democracy doesn't work
2) roll out the council republic
1) (liberal) democracy doesn't work
2) roll out the council republic
January 19, 2026 at 5:40 AM
ez inference pattern:
1) (liberal) democracy doesn't work
2) roll out the council republic
1) (liberal) democracy doesn't work
2) roll out the council republic
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Blueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it.
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Blueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it.
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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once again tapping the sign 😔
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 AM
once again tapping the sign 😔
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I think you could do a comparison like this for a lot of the men too. The intense and widespread body dysmorphia in the right is under-discussed.
They've changed their faces to please the patriarchy. It's not about what types of women those patriarchal men personally prefer; it's about showing those men that they are willing to submit. And it's a specific kind of look. It shows their willingness to be controlled.
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I think you could do a comparison like this for a lot of the men too. The intense and widespread body dysmorphia in the right is under-discussed.
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Smol Happy
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Smol Happy
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This is probably the most accurate description.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This is probably the most accurate description.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
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Every Caleb Williams play
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Every Caleb Williams play
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been thinking about this post all fuckin day
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 AM
been thinking about this post all fuckin day
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These issues themselves are fine but the refusal to place immigration and the secret police terrorizing our families alongside those issues presumably means that a bunch of leadership are white supremacists and I am fairly comfortable jumping to that conclusion at this point.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
These issues themselves are fine but the refusal to place immigration and the secret police terrorizing our families alongside those issues presumably means that a bunch of leadership are white supremacists and I am fairly comfortable jumping to that conclusion at this point.
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"Got a miracle, lost anyway" feels very Catholic-coded huh
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
"Got a miracle, lost anyway" feels very Catholic-coded huh
augh, that one's gonna hurt
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
augh, that one's gonna hurt
crying, shitting, pissing, creaming
January 19, 2026 at 2:42 AM
crying, shitting, pissing, creaming
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Soldier Field is rocking, press box is shaking. Caleb Williams to Cole Kmet for the longest 14-yard touchdown pass in NFL history (I assume).
Bears 17, Rams 17
Bears 17, Rams 17
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Soldier Field is rocking, press box is shaking. Caleb Williams to Cole Kmet for the longest 14-yard touchdown pass in NFL history (I assume).
Bears 17, Rams 17
Bears 17, Rams 17
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REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE, KAKAROT
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE, KAKAROT
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HOW DOES THIS INSANE SHIT KEEP HAPPENING
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
HOW DOES THIS INSANE SHIT KEEP HAPPENING
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Bears fans should be entitled to financial compensation, this team is trying to kill you.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Bears fans should be entitled to financial compensation, this team is trying to kill you.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
/r/nonononoyes
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 AM
/r/nonononoyes